It finally happened, this thing got so big I had to break it down into two posts. Whoops. Again, sorry about it being so late, life has gotten crazy lately, and this takes a long time to do. But it's fun.
This recap, is a lot more sober than most. I tried to keep it light at the beginning, but as the episode got darker, and more depressing, so do my comments. I quote a lot of dialogue, from the episode as well, I hope you don't feel like this is a cop-out, I just felt some of the dialogue was so powerful that it realy stood on it's own, and any muddling I would have done would have been a diservice.
So, here it is, and if you are anything like me, a big cry-baby, you might need some tissue.
Name: Doctor Who
Episode: Family of Blood - HQ version
Number: 3092
File/size: .zip/103mb
The link for the caps is at the bottom of part 2.
Last week, or rather 2 weeks ago, because I'm falling so behind with these things, we left John Smith in the middle of making a choice; either watch his lover die, or watch his friend die.
And when I say 'choice' I mean, really no choice at all, because who is he going to pick, the woman he's fallen madly in love with?
or his little black servant, who keeps butting in where she's not wanted. Choice! Ha!
Luckily, Timothy causes a distraction by opening the watch,
And Martha's able to take matter's into her own hands, and frankly, save her sorry ass.
This excites Baines/SonofMine, and sets off some seriouse Eye!sex.
John and Joan just stand around, not knowing what the hell to do,
While eveyone else does the sensible thing and RUNS FOR THEIR LIVES!!!
The Hero is starting to show in John and he tries to wait for Martha
But Martha has her alien blaster, and Baines is given her teh Eye!Sex, so she figures she can hanlde it. And to be fair to Martha, she did handle it quite well.
I mean with Baines looking at her like that, and MotherofMine channeling a deranged Linda Evans...yeah I was quite impressed with her.
That is until she forgot to look over her shoulder. OOPS.
But she got away, and there was running. Who else gets mildly turned on by the way DT runs?
"TAKE ARMS! TAKE ARMS!"
With the boys all running around, scared out of their minds, SisterofMine takes the opportunity to sneak into the school. Because, no one would notice a little girl with a bright red balloon. Nooo.
Martha: "You can't make these boys fight. They don't stand a chance."
John: "Thes are trained cadets Miss Jones, the are trained to serve and protect King and Country and all that rubbish. More importantly, they are trained to save MY ARSE!"
Ut oh...Headmaster is pissed.
"But Headmaster, you have to save meeeee!"
"Really sir, you have to save him. I haven't gotten the chance to try out all that stuff I bought at The House of Pain. It would be an awful waste of money if he was to be killed now."
"Uhhh, ok I'll go talk to them, but I get to watch, yeah?"
Martha: "Seriously, you stupid white, prick, you DO NOT want to go out there."
Headmaster: "Mister Smith, kindly tell you favourite servant, that she can not join us later."
*pout*
"Gotta find the watch! Gotta find the watch! Gotta find the watch!"
"Gotta find my riding crop! Gotta find my riding crop! Gotta find my riding crop!"
Meanwhile, the watch is telling Timothy to hide. It's not time yet.
"PEEK-A-BOO!"
The Headmaster drags poor Mr. Philips out to face the Family. Poor Mr. Philps, he should have just pulled on the red shirt and gotten it over with.
*GULP*
Mommy looks super pissed!
Ahaha, look at the poor scarecrow. "I can hav mae arms bak meester?"
A show down between Baines and Headmaster.
And yet Mr. Philips is the loser. Told you ....red shirt.
*GASP*
The seasoned War Hero, runs for his miserable life.
Awww, Mother and son bonding.
The boys fortify the school.
Hutchinson finds Tim hiding and forces him to help.
I loved this scene, how they jumped between the boys preparing to fight and the Scarecrows gathering to attack.
With the jaunty little piccolo music accompanying it. I got chills.
That be a lot of scare crows.
"War comes to England. A year early."
Martha trashes John Smiths office, searching for the watch, while she prattles on about The Doctor.
Poor, Joan, part of her is trying to understand while the other part is trying to desperatly not believe it. She latches on to Martha's training to be a doctor to convice her self that it's all just a 'fairytale.'
"Well that certainly is nonsense. Women might train to be doctors but hardly - (Does anyone know what she said here? Driving me nuts.) - And hardly one of your colour."
"Oh know you didn't!! Time for a little smackdown."
"Bring int on Pick-a-ninny!" SORRY
I love this. The way she rattles off all th bones of the hand. Freema must have been taking lessons from David on how to talk a mile a minute. This made me smile. And once again I'm liking Martha. Really our relationship has been such a roller coaster.
But Joan just can't take it and she runs to be with the boys.
Martha truely feels for her. She know's that however this ends, Joan will end up with a broken heart.
And this is where I screamed at the screen..."NO THEY CAN'T TAKE THE TARDIS." I know it's not possible, or maybe it is, but I just wanted the TARDIS to shoot out a lightning bolt or something and fry FatherofMine.
*pulls out the tissue* Sorry folks, but this is where the waterworks started for me. I don't know how clever I'm going to be able to be from here on out.
Joan quizzes him on where he grew up. She's beginning to really believe.
"How can you think I'm not real? When I kissed you was that a lie?" *sobs*
"No, never."
"Martha was right about one thing though, those boys, they're children. John Smith wouldn't want them to fight. Nevermind the Doctor. The John Smith I was getting to know, he knows it's wrong. Doesn't he?"
"What choice do I have?"
A farewell kiss.
Tim tells Hutchinson, that they don't die today.
They go to battle together, in an upcoming war.
He then comes to the conclusion that he was given the watch so he could help.
He then runs of to do just that, with Hutchinson calling him a 'filty coward.' He replies "Oh yes sir, every time." And I start sobbing for Nine. They just plunge the knife in with this episode, and then they keep twisting it.
Tim asks the watch what he's supposed to do. It tells him to "Beware."
"Of her."
Timothy, beginning to figure things out, shoots some Time Lord Mojo at the girl.
Causing her to run like the scared little girl she is.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on you POV, it also tells the family exactly where, the 'Time Lord Consiousness is hidden.
"I HAZ CHEEZEBURGER!!!" Sorry, I've been spending too much time and
ihasatardis.
The boys wait.
John Smith waits.
Hutchinson waits, and thinks about the beating he's gonna give Timothy when he gets his hands on him.
This little boy makes a litte ut oh in his pants.
I know it's wrong, but I found this cap to be so very hot.
"FIRE!"
Sings "If I only had a brain."
John Smith can't fire his gun.
The boys are fighting valiantly
But he can't pull the trigger. A little bit of the Doctor's hate of guns perhaps? Or maybe he's just a coward...nah I like the first one better.
The attack comes to an end and the Headmaster goes to investigate the fallen scarecrows. Discovering that they really are just made of straw.
"You mean we didn't kill anybody?" Aww, bless him.
Ut oh...SisterofMine, and Headmaster tries to get her to come with him.
"Uhhhh, maybe if you'd been nicer to me...oh bollocks, fine, she's one of THEM!"
"You mind your place, little black, servant girl."
"Oh you are so dead now."
"Really sir, that was just bad form."
"Ah crap, your ded."
Yup. DED!
This little girl, plays one convincingly creepy alien. *shudders*
John Smith calls for the boys to drop their guns and retreat.
"But sir? The headmaster!"
"Well, come on then... RUN!!!!!"
"Everybody into the school!"
*smirk*
The boys run!
Tim, seperates from the mass of stampeding schoolboys and heads upstairs.
The family is searching for Tim.
Tim shoots some more Time Lord Mojo, to give the other boys time to escape.